Empire Club of Canada

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Vickery Bowles, City Librarian, Toronto Public Library (TPL) With Debate in a Complex World For more than a century, public libraries have been a democratizing force in the modern world, supporting a civil society and helping people learn about the world in all its complexity. Today, with so many challenges to freedom of speech – in libraries, political and gove...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: An Insider’s View of Brexit: The Impact on Canada and the Globe The Empire Club of Canada welcomed keynote speaker Andrew Percy, British Government MP alongside moderator Donna Skelly, MP to offer ‘An Insider’s View of Brexit: The Impact on Canada and the Globe.’ Moderator: Donna Skelly, Member of Provincial Parliament for Flamborough—Glanbrook Speaker: Andrew P...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Rahul Bhardwaj, President and CEO, Institute of Corporate Directors With Changing Times = Changing Leadership The old director adage of “nose in, fingers out” no longer applies because every organization is being disrupted or is a disruptor. So business models and strategies, and now boards of directors must transform at warp speed. Social activism, media hyper-...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Electric Vehicles Road to Prevalence Panel A discussion of what steps the EV industry needs to take to solidify consumer confidence, lower product costs, and lift dependence on government incentive programs along the journey to widespread adoption. Moderator: Stephanie Wallcraft, President, Automobile Journalists Association of Canada; Multiple award-winning Aut...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Fresh Faces of Federal Politics Panel This panel discussion, moderated by The Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh, dove into into the 2019 MPs' leap into politics, election wins and plans for the 2020 legislative session and the years ahead. The 2019 federal election resulted in a number of fresh faces heading to Parliament Hill. Among those newly elected Members of...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Financial Services Revolution Global Launch: How Blockchain Is Transforming Money, Markets and Banking The global launch of Alex Tapscott's Financial Services Revolution, a compilation of research into blockchain technology's impact on money, markets and banking. Tapscott is the book's editor and contributor, and co-author of the best-selling Blockchain Revoluti...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Annette Verschuren, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of NRStor Inc., On How Energy Storage Makes Electricity More Affordable. Annette Verschuren is Chair and Chief Executive Officer of NRStor Inc., an energy-storage project development company. She has a passionate belief in the urgent need for innovative leadership in Canada’s business sector. Since Annette fo...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development On Breaking The Stigma Around Skilled Trades Monte McNaughton was the MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex and Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development. Monte grew up in Southwestern Ontario, attending school in Glencoe and later graduating from Westervelt Business College...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: To be Premier: The Empire Club of Canada Invites Ontario Liberal Leadership Candidates to Debate The Empire Club of Canada has a rich history of being the chosen forum for government and political leaders to convey their visions. In that spirit, The Empire Club of Canada brought together all the Ontario Liberal Party candidates for a special evening on January 1...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Anil Arora, Chief Statistician of Canada On Big data; Deeper Insights: Why Statistics Canada's Drive To Lead The Knowledge Revolution Will Matter To You. In today’s changing world, responsible data use and evidence driven decision making are driving economic activity and social innovation. Hear the Chief Statistician of Canada, Anil Arora, outline how your world...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Annual Investment Outlook 2020: Making Money in Volatile Markets The Empire Club of Canada welcomed David Wolf, David Rosenberg & Nick Barisheff for the 2020 Annual Investment Outlook, to discuss ‘Making Money in Volatile Markets’. Panelists: David Wolf, Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Investments David Rosenberg, Chief Economist & Strategist, Rosenberg Rese...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Nation Builder of the Year Award: The Toronto Raptors In 2019, the Empire Club of Canada launched the Nation Builder of the Year Award. The inaugural award was be presented to the Toronto Raptors on December 13th, 2019. Award Presented to: Masai Ujiri, President of the Toronto Raptors & Alternate NBA Governor Speakers:   Nav Bhatia, Toronto Raptor’s Sup...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Stephen S. Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada In his final speech of the year, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz will discussed some of the global forces affecting the Canadian economy and the outlook for 2020. Speaker: Stephen S. Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Cana...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Maurizio Bevilacqua P.C., Mayor, City of Vaughan On Purpose-Driven Leadership Honourable Maurizio Bevilacqua, Mayor of Vaughan, addressed The Empire Club of Canada and discussed purpose-driven leadership. After 30 years of public service that have taken him from Parliament to the cabinet table to City Hall, he has witnessed failures and successes...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Blake Hutcheson In Conversation With Bruce Flatt On Real Estate and the Global Investment Landscape: The State Of The Industry And Where It Will Go From Here Toronto is one of the fastest growing cities in North America and has become an international development hub. No-one knows this better than Bruce Flatt, CEO, Brookfield Asset Management and Blake Hutcheson...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Patrick O' Driscoll, President & CEO, Corby Spirit & Wine with The History Of Whisky In Canada And Its Future Having celebrated 50 years of being traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Corby Spirit and Wine also produces Canada’s longest running whisky brand with J.P. Wiser’s and operates the largest distillery in North America. Along with other members o...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Mark Poweska, President & CEO of Hydro One Limited with Charting The Course For The Future Of Hydro One The Empire Club welcomed Mark Poweska, President and CEO of Hydro One Limited, to share his vision for Hydro One as a customer-driven company. Hear how Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution company supported thriving communities and a...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Breaking down #elxn43 Panel: A Deep Dive with Major Party Campaign Managers The Empire Club of Canada presented an exceptional Empire Nights event with campaign managers and senior strategists from the federal parties to offer a glimpse of how the election looked from their vantage point. It was a fascinating discussion about one of the tightest elections from s...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Travis Toews, Minister of Finance of Alberta with Alberta Budget 2019 Alberta Minister of Finance, Travis Toews, walked through his government’s first budget since taking office and outlined the vision for Alberta’s fiscal situation in the coming years. Speaker: The Honourable Travis Toews, Minister of Finance of Alberta *The content presented is...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Business & Trade Panel - Canada and the World: A Deep Dive Into The Forces Changing The Political And Economic Landscapes Around The Globe. A short time ago, Canadians conducting international business depended on reliable policies formed with our strong traditional allies to maintain an open trading/business environment. A new world order is upon us. One th...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Second Chapter of Canadian Cannabis Panel On the eve of the one-year anniversary of cannabis legalization, and the cusp of the legalization of new cannabis product categories including edibles and concentrates, what are the expectations from the Canadian cannabis industry in year two and beyond? The Empire Club of Canada hosted a conversation with industry l...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Barry Perry, President & Chief Executive Officer, Fortis Inc. with Delivering Energy for the Greater Grid: A Perspective on the Evolving North American Utility Sector The Empire Club welcomed Barry Perry, President and CEO of Fortis Inc., a leading North American gas and electric utility. In his address, Barry discussed what made this an opportune time for t...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Ken Hartwick, President and CEO at Ontario Power Generation *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any part of their content may be used for any purpose other than personal interest or research without the explicit permission of the Empire Club of Canada.* *Vi...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Collective Wisdom of High-Performing Women Panel: Leadership Lessons from the Judy Project A unique luncheon and armchair dialogue by the authors of a Canadian leadership book — the #1 bestseller in Workplace on Amazon in 2019! — The Collective Wisdom of High-Performing Women: Leadership Lessons from the Judy Project. The book, features personal stories from...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Political Polling Panel: The Federal Election & Beyond The Empire Club of Canada brought in leaders in research and campaigning to explore how polling was being used in 2019 by political parties to shape campaign strategies, this included a perspective on how the federal parties used their own research. 2019 spectacular polling misses (whether Brexit, Donald...